圆

yuán = yu + an2

circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

圆 = 员 + 囗 : Yu the Great (yu) is having dinner in the anthill's kitchen (an2). There is a waiter (员) serving her food from a wooden box (囗) until Yu the Great is as round (圆) as the full moon.

圆 character breakdown

圆
- 员
  - 口
  - 贝
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
- 囗

yuán = yu + an2

person / employee / member

员 = 口 + 贝 : Mnemonic symbol from 服务员, a waiter.

员 = 口 + 贝 : Yu the Great and a crab are having dinner just inside the anthill's kitchen. They ordered mandarins, and the waiter serves them.

wéi = w + ei2

enclosure

Mnemonic symbol: a plastic enclosure. Willy Walrus (w) is keeping frozen fish in an enclosure (囗) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).

Characters with 圆 as component

圆 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 圆

round / circular

circle

smooth and evasive / slick and sly

round table

dome

ballpoint pen / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

ball / sphere / globe

circular cylinder / drum

column / cylinder

to mediate / to broker a compromise

circumference

to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear) / to cover (for sb who has lied)

circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics)

flexible / accommodating

conical / coniform

conic section

conical

cone

see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]

Circinus (constellation)

Sentences with 圆

圆 currently does not appear in any sentence.